[Summit] Break-in Suspect Spotted on Lauriston

[Theresa Mathiesen]

Good point, Erin.  The car snooping (he may have been snooping around our
house, too, I just don't know) occurred on Lauriston Street in the block
between Hope and Bayard.

The break-in location has not yet, to my knowledge, been disclosed.  And it
probably wasn't the same person, because the kid I saw was a teenager and
relatively short of stature.

Liberty, I don't think anyone is talking about jumping to conclusions about
African American males.  I do think it's my responsibility as a homeowner
and neighbor to keep track of who our neighbors are, and to notice and
report suspicious activity -- including casing -- whether the people
involved are white, black, or any combination of ethnic traits.

-- Elva

On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Erin Johnson <eerjohnson at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's helpful when discussing these to be very specific about the location.
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Hope for Health <
> libertyliterary at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Theresa,
>>
>> I in no way meant to suggest that YOU were overreacting.
>> Of course, someone peering into your car on your
>> property is cause for concern.
>>
>> I was just mentioning that it is possible to become a bit
>> too nervous about these things - it is not uncommon in
>> some cities for people to be very anxious whenever they
>> are sharing the street with an African-American male.
>>
>>
>> Blessings,
>>
>> Liberty G
>>
>> --- On *Sat, 8/14/10, Theresa Mathiesen <elvamath at gmail.com>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Theresa Mathiesen <elvamath at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Summit] Break-in Suspect Spotted on Lauriston
>> To: "Hope for Health" <libertyliterary at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "Phil Ter" <fillsol8 at yahoo.com>, summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>> Date: Saturday, August 14, 2010, 6:46 PM
>>
>>
>> I hear you Liberty. However, he was on our property, doing something with
>> our car. (Peering in? Testing the door?) In view of all the car riflings
>> we've been having in our neighborhood, I don't think I'm overreacting.)
>> -- Elva
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Hope for Health <
>> libertyliterary at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=libertyliterary@yahoo.com>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> For several years in the late 1990's, I worked for
>> the Community Policing office at the Providence
>> Police Department. Unfortunately, these kinds
>> of break-ins were common then.
>>
>> It is helpful that we, as neighbors, are alert to
>> see suspicious activity around someone's home.
>> This is a great help to crime deterrence.
>>
>> However, I hope we will be cautious about
>> overreacting to any young African-American
>> male with a touseled afro!
>>
>> Blessings,
>>
>> Liberty G
>>
>> --- On *Sat, 8/14/10, Theresa Mathiesen <elvamath at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=elvamath@gmail.com>
>> >* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Theresa Mathiesen <elvamath at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=elvamath@gmail.com>
>> >
>> Subject: Re: [Summit] Break-in Suspect Spotted on Lauriston
>> To: "Phil Ter" <fillsol8 at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=fillsol8@yahoo.com>
>> >
>> Cc: summit at sna.providence.ri.us<http://mc/compose?to=summit@sna.providence.ri.us>
>> Date: Saturday, August 14, 2010, 3:09 PM
>>
>>
>> Thanks for putting out the alert, Phil.
>>
>> A corrrection -- the guy I saw snooping around my car on Lauriston was a
>> lot shorter than 5'10" or 6'. My guess is 5' 6" at the most.
>>
>> A policeman came and is looking for him.
>>
>> -- Elva
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Phil Ter <fillsol8 at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=fillsol8@yahoo.com>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> The individual who is suspected of breaking into houses in the Summit
>> Neighborhood was seen snooping around a car at 1:30pm today (Saturday,
>> August 14th). A neighbor came out, and watched him. When he noticed her, he
>> fled into another neighbors backyard. I checked the area about five minutes
>> later, but he was gone. He does fit the description of the person mentioned
>> previously, about 5'10 to 6 feet tall, thin, and sporting an unkept afro.
>> Most likely in his late teens or early twenties. Apparently he's not nervous
>> about committing crimes in broad daylight. Please keep an eye out and alert
>> the police if you see him.
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